Whananaki bar 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 35.52° S 174.48° E

Issued: 6 am 06 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Whananaki bar sea temperature is

17.0°C

Whananaki bar surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Whananaki bar today (06 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with NE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with ENE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whananaki bar at 2PM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am November 06). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.7m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (06 Nov)	3.5ft (1.1m)	8s
Afternoon (06 Nov)	2.5ft (0.8m)	8s
Evening (06 Nov)	2.5ft (0.8m)	8s

Table - waves today at Whananaki bar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 20°C on Fri morning, min 15°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun night).
	Friday 6							Saturday 7								Sunday 8								Mon 9
	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM
Rating (10 max)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	NNE 6	ENE 8	NNE 6	NE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7
Wave Graph
kJ	145	128	125	95	78	78	73	69	99	50	141	144	229	286	212	173	121	70	70	69	68	66	62	68	60	59
Wind (km/h)	NW	NNW	NNW	N	N	N	N	NNW	NNW	NNW	N	N	NNW	NNW	NW	WNW	NW	WNW	NNW	N	N	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNE	NNE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide		5:34AM1.82m				5:53PM1.93m				6:28AM1.88m				6:42PM1.93m					7:17AM1.93m				7:28PM1.93m
Low Tide				11:42AM0.39m				00:15AM0.26m				12:36PM0.38m					1:02AM0.22m				1:25PM0.36m				1:45AM0.20m


	6:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:11	—
	—	—	—	—	—	7:55	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:57	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:58	—	—	—	7:59
mm	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	1	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1
Temp °C	17	17	18	20	19	19	18	18	18	16	18	20	20	18	17	16	15	15	18	18	19	18	17	17	17	17
Feels °C	17	17	17	18	19	19	18	18	16	14	17	18	15	14	15	15	14	14	17	15	15	16	16	17	18	17
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	N 10	ENE 8	N 15	NE 7	N 16	N 16	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	N 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7
kJ	145	128	125	95	78	78	73	69	2	50	17	144	20	20	212	173	121	74	70	68	68	66	62	61	54	59
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 16	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 15	NNE 6	N 15	N 10	N 15	N 15	N 10	N 16	NE 12	N 14	NNE 13	N 16	ENE 8	ENE 7	N 7	N 7	NNE 14	NNE 14	N 6	N 6	N 6	N 6
kJ	5	2	2	2	19	8	4	2	4	4	2	19	5	4	17	20	51	70	59	59	41	41	39	28	28	27
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 10	N 16	N 17	N 16	N 10	N 15	N 10	N 15	N 12	N 10	N 12	NE 12	N 13	NE 12	N 16	N 13	N 13	N 14	NNE 14	NNE 14	N 12	N 12	NNE 12	NNE 14	NNE 13	NNE 13
kJ	2	5	5	5	2	17	2	4	3	2	3	5	3	6	20	14	14	36	69	69	11	25	26	68	60	59
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	N 7	—	N 6	N 6	N 5	NNE 5	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	—	NNE 7	NNE 7	N 7	—	—	—	—	—	N 6	N 6	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	33	—	41	38	25	37	40	99	74	141	—	229	286	271	—	—	—	—	—	54	51	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	2	1	3	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	0	0	14	74	120	9	9	1	147	43	90	437	120	53	0	0	0	1	0	110	152	74	1	0	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	3	1	1	1		2	1			3	3	2	1	2	2	1	4	1	1	4	4	1
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Rating (10 max)	1	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	4	2	3	3	3	1	2	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	8	8	7	6	7	8	5	5	9	8	7	6	6	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4

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